Tampa Bay @ New Jersey

[Alex]

So remember that time we had 3 separate 1 goal leads in this game?

[Hoek]

Okay, while it was kinda weak of a call for a 5 on 3 in a 6-3 game, that was still a dumb as hell hold by Brewer there, sheesh.

[Alex]

I'd like to know why the play was called dead with the puck sitting clearly in the crease.

[Hoek]

Bouncing off a goalie's skate = possession apparently.

[aapbolt]

Lol Hoek, being a little bit snarky is a good thing...keeps people guessing.

[njbolt12]

Well that was entertaining at least to watch in person Some mostly-meaningless-at-this-point-except-for-looking forward in person observations:

Did anyone else catch Caron coming in after the 4th goal, getting nearly to the crease, and then getting called back while Roli stayed it. I couldn't stop laughing. I imagined Boucher rethinking that: "Wait, this guy's gonna be even worse!"

Thought Roli was alright except for the Charmin soft point shots that got past him. Can't fault him on the others at all.

Pete may give me an infraction for this... but I watched Aulie very closely, more so than just about anyone else, and I thought he looked pretty good. Couple nice hits. He didn't look Malik-esque.

Nice to have Vinny back. DC mentioned in the game notes that he FINALLY feels like all the range of motion is back in his shoulder. Craziness. Matt Cooke could find a cure for cancer and AIDS and I'd still hate him.

I thought Hedman looked great. Made a great move to set up Malone's first goal. Although some people will still hate him for not paralyzing ten Devils coming across the blue line

[Top Shelf]

It isn't hate, and with his size he absolutely SHOULD hit people coming across the blue line

Also, would somebody please tell little Marc Joannette the ref--God I cringe when I see that name--that when a guy is in alone on a breakaway with the puck, no one between him and the goalie, and an opponent catches up to him and gives him the can-opener in the crotch from behind while hooking his hands, that's something called a penalty shot. And, you wait to blow your shiny little tweety-thingie AFTER the offending team plays the puck, not while we're still whacking and hacking away at it in the crease. Basic, Ref 101 stuff. Where'd they get this guy, some AHAUS rec league? Chief must've been a little deep into the Canadian ginger ale, not to have gone apoplectic over that one, a classic textbook example of penalty shot

[the_narrow_way]

Originally Posted by Hoek

Okay, while it was kinda weak of a call for a 5 on 3 in a 6-3 game, that was still a dumb as hell hold by Brewer there, sheesh.

Atrocious refs, again. TB was getting fouled left and right and barely a call to be had.

I don't think the refs cost TB the game, but they did rub some salt in the wound.